The Way We Make a Broken Heart

"The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a song written by John Hiatt. It was recorded by Ry Cooder in 1980 on his album Borderline. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" was covered by both John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash in 1983 as a duet. The single was produced by Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, however, Geffen Records did not release the single. Willy DeVille performed this song twice in Berlin 2002; once in an unplugged version and once with his electric band. This is documented on his 2002 album Live in Berlin.

1987 recording

Rosanne Cash re-recorded the song in 1987 and it went all the way to number one on the US country charts where it was her sixth single to go to number one.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 77.

Preceded by "You Again" by The Forester Sisters	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 10, 1987	Succeeded by "Fishin' in the Dark" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Preceded by "Three Time Loser" by Dan Seals	RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 10, 1987

Rosanne Cash

Studio albums	Rosanne Cash Right or Wrong Seven Year Ache Somewhere in the Stars Rhythm & Romance King's Record Shop Interiors The Wheel 10 Song Demo Rules of Travel Black Cadillac The List The River & the Thread

Compilation albums	Hits 1979–1989 Retrospective The Country Side Super Hits The Very Best of Rosanne Cash The Essential Rosanne Cash

Top 10 singles	"Seven Year Ache" "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" "Blue Moon with Heartache" "Ain't No Money" "I Wonder" "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Vince Gill) "Never Be You" "Hold On" "Second to No One" "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" "Tennessee Flat Top Box" "It's Such a Small World" (with Rodney Crowell) "If You Change Your Mind" "Runaway Train" "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"

Other singles	"No Memories Hangin' Round" (with Bobby Bare) "Couldn't Do Nothin' Right" "It Hasn't Happened Yet"

Related articles	Discography Columbia Records Johnny Cash Tommy Cash John Carter Cash "Never Alone" Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

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